Congo, Republic of the - The World Factbook
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Geography
People and Society
Population
comparison rankings: female 113; male 112; total 113
Languages
Lingala audio sample
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Median age
comparison ranking: total 200
Population growth rate
comparison ranking: 23
Birth rate
comparison ranking: 30
Death rate
comparison ranking: 203
Net migration rate
comparison ranking: 97
Maternal mortality ratio
comparison ranking: 30
Infant mortality rate
comparison ranking: total 48
Life expectancy at birth
comparison ranking: total population 156
Total fertility rate
comparison ranking: 29
Obesity - adult prevalence rate
comparison ranking: 143
Alcohol consumption per capita
comparison ranking: total 75
Tobacco use
comparison ranking: total 105
Children under the age of 5 years underweight
comparison ranking: 42
Education expenditures
comparison ranking: 102
Environment
Revenue from forest resources
comparison ranking: 23
Revenue from coal
comparison ranking: 70
Government
Economy
Real GDP (purchasing power parity)
comparison ranking: 140
Real GDP growth rate
comparison ranking: 144
Real GDP per capita
comparison ranking: 169
Inflation rate (consumer prices)
comparison ranking: 92
GDP - composition, by sector of origin
comparison rankings: services 195; industry 19; agriculture 82
Industrial production growth rate
comparison ranking: 136
Labor force
comparison ranking: 122
Unemployment rate
comparison ranking: 200
Youth unemployment rate (ages 15-24)
comparison ranking: total 9
Public debt
comparison ranking: 9
Taxes and other revenues
comparison ranking: 199
Current account balance
comparison ranking: 48
Reserves of foreign exchange and gold
comparison ranking: 166
Debt - external
comparison ranking: 64
Energy
Electricity
comparison rankings: transmission/distribution losses 124; imports 121; exports 93; consumption 147; installed generating capacity 138
Carbon dioxide emissions
comparison ranking: total emissions 152
Energy consumption per capita
comparison ranking: 159
Communications
Telephones - fixed lines
comparison ranking: total subscriptions 177
Telephones - mobile cellular
comparison ranking: total subscriptions 122
Broadband - fixed subscriptions
comparison ranking: total 140
Transportation
Merchant marine
comparison ranking: total 159
Military and Security
Military expenditures
comparison ranking: 71